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Stevens Springfield 5100 Photos (even more)
Ha!! Thanks for the flattery, but I'm the rankest amateur on the planet! If you want to come up this way to have something refinished or restored, go see Doug Turnbull! This gun had a pretty piece of wood from the start and just removing the old brittle, shiney factory finish was a major... -
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Stevens Springfield 5100 Photos (even more)
I almost wipe the tru-oil on and off with the same rag - it's a VERY light coat. I do use steel wool between coats and after the final coat. For this step I use the 4-OOO super fine. The final wipe (and the earlier coloring before the tru-oil) is with Old English Scratch Cover oil (dark... -
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New to me Remington 870 Express Magnum
Check out the CDNN website and see what sort of higher grade 870 stocks they might have if you're interested in dressing it up with stock Remington hardware. That's the cool thing about an 870 - you can do absolutely anything with a good solid one. -WSJ -
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SHOTGUN PoRn
Holy cats! That is flat lovely and I can't believe it's just a 16 gauge the way it's set up. The stock, cheek piece, sling swivel, etc. all look like a double rifle. Any chance it's the 16 gauge shotgun half of a 2-gun, rifle-shotgun set? -WSJ -
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Stevens Springfield 5100 Photos (even more)
These are at various stages in the application of an oil stain and very light coats of Tru Oil (I think I used 5 or 6 coats). The last are the finished product. Yeah, I ruined the collector value but I'm happy with the result so far and didn't molest it too badly. :) A Pachmayr Old English... -
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Stevens Springfield 5100 Photos (more)
These are post-strip but before the addition of any oil & stain. I considered 'ironing out' the couple dings but decided against it. -
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Stevens Springfield 5100 Minor Facelift
Here are a couple more pics of the 5100 project. Not by any stretch a 'restoration,' more like restrained rehab to make it look like a lightly used, well loved gun. These are in prep and interim stages. I used this stripper because I didn't want to sand anything or totally remove all the... -
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Stevens Srpingfield 5100 20 ga. SxS
Oops, should have read further before replying since about 8 people beat me to that one. Me, I like the wood stocks. But if I had an heirloom Tenite stocked gun I'd sure keep it and use it like it was supposed to be used. -
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Stevens Srpingfield 5100 20 ga. SxS
Here in WNY it's going to be 41 and sunny, the snow's gotten too skimpy to ski, and grouse are in until the end of February. So what I ought to do instead of work on projects is take the Labs and try to find a grouse or two and just see if it is! Thanks! -WSJ:thumbsup: -
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Stevens Srpingfield 5100 20 ga. SxS
I checked Numrich (egunparts.com) and they have them. I assume they're more or less the original 5100/311/345/Hercules/whatever type. Price was reasonable. -WSJ -
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Stevens Srpingfield 5100 20 ga. SxS
You're right - it's a very nice, unassuming shotgum! I've been looking for one (5100, 311, whatever) in nice shape for several years. I'm an 'accumulator' as opposed to collector and I just wanted one of the old Stevens or Savage SxS 16 0r 20 gauge's in good shape. And I'm very partial to the... -
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Stevens Srpingfield 5100 20 ga. SxS
A couple photos, finally (I hope!). This shotgun is a 20 gauge SxS, 28" bbls, hammerless, double trigger, with a case hardened receiver marked 'J Stevens Arms Company, Chicopee Falls, Mass. USA.' It was apparently made between 1931 and 1941, probably in the latter half of that range based... -
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5mm Remington
I passed up one in a Monroe, Lousiana, pawn shop long years ago because there was only a partial box of ammo with it and no sign of any new production on the horizon. And lacking the internet in those benighted days I could only rely on my instincts and passed on it. Although I can't now... -
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turkish made shotguns
I have a CZ Ringneck SxS 28 ga. that I like and with which I even manage to kill a grouse or two. The bluing and general exterior fit & finish are nice and the stock is flat lovely but it honestly it doesn't feel like a Beretta or Franchi or even SKB when you slide the selector or safety. But... -
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Need help from a shotgun expert
Good observation about the setter on earlier guns only. I'll post some pictures tonight or tomorrow. It's got an add-on recoil pad that's seen better days, probably Pachmayr, that I'll replace. The finish on the stock is chipped in a few spots (looks like cabinet wear to me) but the wood's in... -
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Need help from a shotgun expert
Thanks. The fellow I got mine from told me he thought it was a pre-war gun but wasn't certain. And as we've both discovered there's little definitive about these old guns' date of manufacture or model designations. I'd sort of arrived at the same conclusions that you did on the decade but not... -
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Need help from a shotgun expert
august1410: Although this thread's a bit old I just happened onto it while looking for info on a similar 5100 Stevens Springfield that I recently acquired and was wondering if you've uncovered any additional information. Mine, a 20 ga., sounds almost identical to yours - a very nice...